Connection
In the beginning
Genesis begins with God creating. John begins with the same words and tells us that the Word who was with God, and was God, made everything, and became flesh.
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Strong allusion or echo
New TestamentJohn 1:1-3Open this recordRead the earlier witness
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Read the later witness
1In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2He was with God in the beginning. 3Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. Why FaithGraph draws this line
John 1:1-3 echoes Genesis 1:1.
John opens with the first words of Genesis and then places the Word at the creation of all things.
Evidence
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